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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Throwback Thursday - Just Jeans

Today's Throwback Thursday features the retired "Just Jeans" background stamp. I just LOVE this stamp. I've seen techniques online to make the denim look, but with this stamp, it's just ink and stamp!

I made this card for my husband this passed Father's Day. He's a "jeans" guy through and through, so it was perfect for him. The one thing I would probably do differently next time would be to make the card front a full card base size rather giving it a border. The card base and the card front are both Marina Mist, and the ink is also Marina Mist.

To make the stitching, I used a ruler to pierce holes at 1/4" increments. Then I used a whit gel pen to make a line to the left and right of the stitches. That seemed a bit harsh, so I wend over it with some white craft ink to soften it. I also made white lines connecting the holes. After the white craft ink was dry, I very lightly sponged a bit of Marina Mist down the center of the stitches to give a more realistic look. To make the pocket, I used the Banner Framelits and did the same stitching technique. I added two brushed bronze brads to the pocket to resemble gromets. To finish up the denim, I lightly sponged the edges with Marina Mist.

The tag is made with Soft Suede. Before I inked it up, I crumpled it into a wad to give it a leathery look. I did the stitches the same way as the jeans, but only used one row. The sentiment is from the Guy Greetings set, stamped in Chocolate Chip.

The whole process was a trial and error; I just kept playing with the white highlights and the inking until I got the look I was after. He loved it, and that's the most important thing!